Every era of Thunder basketball, one lineup. These are the five highest-rated Thunder legends across the 1960s to today, chosen by iKnoBall's era-adjusted engine — and the record they'd post over a full 82-game season.
Two bigs or a wing-heavy five? That's the engine optimizing for pure rating — exactly the debate iKnoBall is built to settle. Think you'd start a different five? Prove it.
Russell Westbrook anchors the group at a 95 overall — the kind of number only genuine all-time greats reach on iKnoBall's scale. Around Westbrook, the model fills out a starting five that balances scoring, playmaking and defense across Thunder history, then simulates all 82 games. The result — 67–15 — reflects both the raw talent and how the pieces fit: a lineup that covers every role and avoids stacking too many ball-dominant scorers projects higher than one built on names alone.
Every Thunder legend in the iKnoBall pool, ranked by era-adjusted overall. The top five above start; the rest form the bench and the debate.
| Player | Era | Pos | PPG | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 2010s | SF | 32.0 | 96 |
| Russell Westbrook | 2010s | PG | 31.6 | 95 |
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | 2020s | PG | 32.7 | 95 |
| James Harden | 2010s | SG | 16.8 | 93 |
| Jalen Williams | 2020s | SF | 22.5 | 87 |
| Serge Ibaka | 2010s | PF | 15.1 | 83 |
| Steven Adams | 2010s | C | 13.9 | 81 |
| Chet Holmgren | 2020s | PF | 14.9 | 80 |
| Josh Giddey | 2020s | PG | 12.5 | 80 |
| Reggie Jackson | 2010s | PG | 16.0 | 79 |
| Luguentz Dort | 2020s | SG | 14.0 | 76 |
| Nick Collison | 2010s | PF | 6.4 | 73 |
| Aaron Wiggins | 2020s | SG | 9.5 | 72 |
| Isaiah Joe | 2020s | SG | 9.6 | 71 |
Draft your own all-time Thunder — or any franchise across five sports — set your starting five, and sim a full season chasing a perfect 82–0. Free to play.
Draft Your All-Time FiveGet the AppBy iKnoBall's era-adjusted ratings the all-time Thunder starting five is Russell Westbrook (Point Guard, 2010s), Kevin Durant (Small Forward, 2010s), Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Point Guard, 2020s), James Harden (Shooting Guard, 2010s), Steven Adams (Center, 2010s). Together they project to a 67–15 regular season.
iKnoBall's simulation projects this five at 67–15 over an 82-game season, with an average starter rating of 92. The model runs each game as a probability from the lineup's combined strength, so an all-time five contends for a near-perfect year but nothing is guaranteed.
Each player's overall is built from era-adjusted box-score production (scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense) and anchored to the reputations of established greats, so a 25-point scorer in the 1960s and today are measured on the same scale. Only true legends reach the 90s.
Yes — iKnoBall is a free game where you draft one legend per era, set your starting five, and simulate a full season chasing a perfect 82–0. Play it free at play.iknoball.com.
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Ratings are era-adjusted and computed by iKnoBall's simulation engine. Records are model projections for entertainment, not predictions. Player names belong to their respective owners; iKnoBall is an independent fan-made game.